'Put our house in order': Sonia Gandhi tells Congress leaders on party's debacle in state elections
May 11, 2021, at 04:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday demanded that the party "take note of our serious setbacks (and) put our house in order", after disappointing performances in state elections.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi urges govt to lower Covid vaccination eligibility to 25 years
Apr 17, 2021, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked the government to lower the COVID vaccine age eligibility to 25 years instead of 45.
Time has come to unite against BJP: Mamata Banerjee writes to Sonia Gandhi, other opposition leaders
Apr 01, 2021, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to ten key opposition leaders including Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi urging all to unite against the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).
New Congress president to be elected in June after five state polls
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A new Congress president will be elected in the month of June after the assembly elections in five state, the party decided on Friday.
Congress begins organizational reshuffle after meeting with 'rebels'
Dec 20, 2020, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress party has started making some key organizational changes after Saturday's crucial meeting with the dissenters.
Rahul Gandhi said ready to work as party desires: Congress
Dec 20, 2020, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a meeting with the Congress 'dissenters' on Saturday, senior MP Rahul Gandhi said he is 'ready to work for the party as all desires'.
Congress leadership crisis: Sonia and dissenting leaders discuss differences in a series of meet
Dec 20, 2020, at 12:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A series of meetings between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and leaders from the group of 23 dissenters, who had written letters raising concerns about party organisation, are underway at the former's house to elect the next party president after months of infighting over the leadership issue.
99.9 pct leaders want Rahul Gandhi as Congress chief: Randeep Surjewala
Dec 19, 2020, at 06:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the Congress will soon start the process of electing its new chief, party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said "99.9 per cent" leaders want Rahul Gandhi to return as the president.
Sonia Gandhi agrees to meet rebel Congress leaders
Dec 18, 2020, at 02:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi has finally agreed to meet the rebel leaders who wrote a letter calling for the party's leadership and organisational change, reports said.
In book, Pranab Mukherjee blames Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh for Congress debacle in 2014
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, who died in August, appears to have blamed ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the party's 2014 defeat in his book, media reports said.
'Lost an impeccable comrade, faithful colleague, friend': Sonia Gandhi on Ahmed Patel's death
Nov 25, 2020, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Mourning the death of his close-aide and party colleague Ahmed Patel, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi said she has "lost an impeccable comrade, a faithful colleague and a friend".
After Kapil Sibal's remarks, Sonia Gandhi names 4 'dissenters' as members to key panels
Nov 21, 2020, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Kapil Sibal made remarks raising doubts on the leadership of Congress following the party's debacle in the recently held Bihar elections, president Sonia Gandhi has included four members of the 'dissenting camp' in three committees set up to keep her informed on matters relating to national security, foreign affairs and the economy.
Nov 14, 2020, at 01:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's leadership quality has been put to question in the saffron-led contemporary Indian politics, former US President Barack Obama in his memoir described the 50-year old parliamentarian as a "student" who was eager to impress his teacher but lacked aptitude or passion, media reports said.
Vote for grand alliance to build a new Bihar: Sonia Gandhi appeals to voters
Oct 27, 2020, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Accusing the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar of deviating from its path, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday appealed to the people of the state, to vote for the grand alliance to build a new Bihar.
Sonia Gandhi cautions people from those unleashing an era of psychological fear and confusion
Oct 03, 2020, at 01:40 am
Patna/UNI: Describing Mahatma Gandhi's' ideology as the soul and spirit of Congress, president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that her party's work plan was formulated in the interest of common people whereas the opposition with vested interest was vociferously speaking about the Father of Nation to take mileage of his works but on the other has unleashed an era of psychological fear and confusion.
Farmers will emerge victorious in their struggle against the farm sector bills: Sonia Gandhi
Oct 02, 2020, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Friday attacked the Centre over the farm sector laws and said that the government brought these farm laws without consulting anyone.
In Congress 'reconstitution,' Ghulam Nabi Azad dropped as general secretary
Sep 12, 2020, at 06:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad has been dropped as a general secretary in a major 'reconstitution' process in the party though he remains a part of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the top-decision making panel.
Pranab Mukherjee's life over past 50 years mirrored 50 years of India's history, writes Sonia Gandhi
Sep 01, 2020, at 05:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday condoled the death of former President Pranab Mukherjee, who was also a stalwart leader of the 134-year-old party.
Govt must listen to students' voices on holding NEET-JEE exams: Sonia Gandhi
Aug 29, 2020, at 04:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the government should listen to the concerns and voices of students over holding national entrance examinations for engineering and medical courses amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Six states move Supreme Court seeking postponement of JEE, NEET
Aug 28, 2020, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Six Indian states on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking a consideration of its order, that had allowed the central government to conduct the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in September, amid Covid-19 spread.
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday requested several opposition leaders including Chief Ministers of the non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to knock the doors of the Supreme Court and even start a movement, demanding the postponement of Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
Mamata Banerjee to hold virtual meeting with Sonia Gandhi and CMs to discuss JEE and NEET today
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: After dashing off two letters on consecutive days of Monday and Tuesday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to postpone the JEE and NEET examinations due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will have a virtual meeting on Wednesday afternoon with Congress president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the issue.
It's not about a post but about my country, says Kapil Sibal a day after Congress meet
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after the row over Kapil Sibal's tweet on Rahul Gandhi the senior Congress leader on Tuesday said 'it's not about a post but about my country.'
In Congress, one doesn't get platform to express opinion: Shatrughan Sinha
Aug 25, 2020, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the Congress reached a conciliation on Monday by arriving at a resolution that Sonia Gandhi will continue as the chief, actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha criticised the party he joined last year and called it a 'platform where one can voice one's concern but is often not visible.'
No ill-will towards anyone, Sonia Gandhi says as she continues to lead Congress
Aug 25, 2020, at 03:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the Congress party decided on Monday that the helm of the party's leadership will remain with Sonia Gandhi for now, the 73-year-old leader in her concluding remarks at Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting said she held "no ill-will" towards any of her colleagues as she aimed at ending the internal stalemate.
CWC meet ends, Sonia Gandhi to continue as Congress president
Aug 25, 2020, at 12:12 am
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi will continue to serve as the president of the Congress party, ending all speculations over her resignation from the key post.
Aug 24, 2020, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rahul Gandhi on Monday questioned the timing of the letter sent by 23 Congress leaders calling for a change in the leadership at all levels of the party, a day after his mother Sonia Gandhi expressed her desire to step down as the outfit's president, media reports said.
Sonia Gandhi resignation speculation: CWC meet today, Congress leaders debate over president's post
Aug 24, 2020, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: Amid speculation that interim president Sonia Gandhi may resign from her post, the crucial Congress Working Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday.
Ahead of crucial CWC meet tomorrow, Sonia Gandhi to step down as Congress chief
Aug 24, 2020, at 12:04 am
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi is expected to step down as the Congress interim chief ahead of a crucial meet of the party on Monday, media reports said.
Sonia Gandhi tells party leaders to find a new Congress chief: Reports
Aug 23, 2020, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi: Responding to a letter sent to her by several top leaders who have sought a complete overhaul of the organisation, Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi directed them to get together and find a new party chief as she does not want to carry out the responsibilities any further, media reports said.